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HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: PrioritiesCertainly not. I stand by every one of them. When this Parliament assumes its responsibilities to pass a withdrawal agreement, then I might reconsider them, but certainly not at…03 Oct 2019HANSARDEU (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act: ImplementationI cannot, as the hon. Lady will know, comment on the content of Cabinet discussions, but she will understand that I regularly meet ministerial colleagues to discuss important…03 Oct 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: PrioritiesThe hon. Gentleman is quite right; there are some countries that will not extradite their own citizens. In those cases it is a case of bilateral discussion with them. There is the…03 Oct 2019HANSARDNo-deal Brexit: PrioritiesExactly, and that presents considerable difficulty, as the hon. Gentleman points out. However, we will be having bilateral discussions with those countries to seek to agree…03 Oct 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThey don’t like to hear it, Mr Speaker. They don’t like the truth. Twice they have been asked to let the electorate decide whether they should continue to sit in their seats,…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationI entirely agree with my right hon. Friend. In our constitution, when a Government can no longer govern because Parliament has withdrawn its assent, the moral and constitutional…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThere is nothing wrong with expressing robust critical views about a judgment. In so far as it imputes an inappropriate or improper motive, then it is wrong. I think it is a…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThe judgment is clear. The Government are assessing its short-term and long-term implications now, but the right hon. Lady can be quite certain that they will abide by its ruling,…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationI wonder if you, Mr Speaker, in a well-earned retirement, would like to give lessons to Front Benchers. It could be the beginnings of a new and very glorious—or even more…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationI know that my right hon. Friend knows that, when it comes to the judges—though not to this shower on the Opposition Benches—I want to be, if I can, respectful and careful. It is…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationIn answer to the hon. Lady’s last point, I completely and firmly support the independence of our judiciary. In Scotland, in England, in Wales and in Northern Ireland we have one…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationI think I understood the hon. Gentleman’s question, but I do not agree with its premise.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThe hon. Lady will know that I cannot disclose whether I gave advice or the content of any such advice. It is covered by the Law Officers convention. The question, “Was the advice…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationIf the right hon. Member for Delyn (David Hanson) is so confident that his electorate will consider that his moral right to sit here is so strong, why does he not submit it to…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationMay I place on the record, Mr Speaker, my endorsement entirely for your expression of gratitude to the staff of the House? They do an extraordinarily great job. We are deeply…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationMy hon. Friend asks whether this came as a surprise. Quite a lot about the judgment came as a surprise, but that particular part proceeded from a quite strict, narrow…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question. I do of course agree with him that legal advice, and particularly the role of the Attorney General, is always difficult, because one…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThe Opposition want me to sit down, so I will gratify them and do so.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationI did not, no.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationThe hon. Gentleman asks why Ministers might contest parts of the judgment. There is nothing wrong with the Government, the hon. Gentleman or any member of the public seeking to…25 Sept 2019